Change-making machine.



C. C. VOGLESONG.

CHANGE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. 1914.

1,168,582. Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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C. C. 'VOGLESONG.

CHANGE MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1914.

Patented J an. 18, 1916.

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CLYDE C. VOGLESONG, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,.ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN COINREGISTER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

CHANGE-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. is, rare Application filed November25, 1914.- Serial No.873,944.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLYDE C. Voonnsonc, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Oakland, countyof'Alameda, and State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Change- Making Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to change making machines adapted primarily to beused on street cars and other places Where coins must be continuallychanged.

An object of the invention is to provide a change making machine whichwill discharge the correct change for a coin of any denomination,preferably from ten cents to one dollar, in such denominations that thepassenger receives coins of the proper denomination with'which to payhis fare.

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide means for locking themachine against use.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, some of which, withthe foregoing, will be set forth at length in the fol lowingdescription, where I shall outline in full that form of the inventionwhich I have selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying andforming part of the present description.

The novelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeedingsaid description, and it is understood that by these claims, I desire tocover the invention in whatever form it may be embodied. From this itwill be apparent that I do not limit myself to the showing made by saiddrawings and description, as I may adopt many variations within thescope of my invention as expressed in said claims. 7

Referring to said drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectionof the machine taken on the line 1-'l Fig. 2, the lower closing platebeing removed to disclose the interior, and certain portions beingbroken away to disclose the construction. Fig. 2 is a cross section ofthe'machine taken on the line 2-2 Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross sectiontaken on the line 8-3 Fig. 1 showing the locking mechanism. Fig. 1 is adetail of the operating levers with the inclosing casing removed. Fig. 5is a section taken on the line M Fig. 1. Fig. '6 is a rear view of theupper portion of the machine showing the springs which operate to returnthe the fare in the fare box. In cars which are not so equipped, theconductor returns to the passenger the change remaining after the rarehas been deducted. The machine of my invention is adapted for either ofthese uses,

and may be manipulated to deliver the total change for a coin or apredetermined fraction of the coin, permitting its employment with bothsystems. his to be understood, however, that the use of the device isnot limited to street cars, but that it may be employedfin any situationwhere change should be rapidly made.

The machine consists of a casing 7, having arranged therein a pluralityof coin receiving tubes 89-'10l1 of the proper diameter' to correspondto the coins to be contained therein. The tubes are partly closed attheir upper ends by a plate 12 which is provided with slotted bottomdepressions 13, allowing the coins to be readily deposited in the tubesand preventing them from being dislodged from the tubes. The plate 12 iscovered by a spring pressed hinged plate let, which closes thedepressions'lifi and prevents the passenger from depositing coins in thechange making machine, instead of in the fare box. The change makingmachine is usually fastened to the fare box and mistakes in depositingcoins are made by the passengers, when the coin receiving depressions ofthe change making machine are visible and accessible. Inthe presentembodiment of the invention, tubes 8 and 9 are arranged to containnickels, tube 10, dimes,

and tube 11, quarters.

Means are provided for ejecting the proper number of coins from eachtube to produce the desired change. Arranged at the lower ends of thetubes are a plurality of coin ejectors or slides, which when operatedcause the desired number of coins to be removed from the tubes. Theslides are supported by a plate 15 which partly covers the lower openingof the tubes. The slides are preferably provided with aperturesextending therethrough of substantially the same diameter as therespective coins and the lower coin or coins in each tube seat in" Thethickness of the respective slides in proportion to the thickness of thecoins in the various tubes is determined by the change to be delivered.The present machine is constructed so that it may be operated to deliverat one timeeither two nickels, five nickels, two dimes and one nickel, aquarter, two dimes and one nickel, or three quarters, two dimes and onenickel. In order to accomplish these results the slide 16 under tube-8is of the thickness of three nickels so that'as the slide is movedtransversely, three nickels are discharged from the stack in tube 8.Under tube 9 are two superposed slides 1718, each of the thickness ofone nickel, and means are provided for moving one or both of theseslides. Under tube 10 is one slide19 of the thickness of two dimes, andunder tube 11- are two superposed slides 21 and 22, slide 21 being ofthe thickness of one quarter and slide, 22 of the thickness of twoquarters, and means are provided for moving eitherslide 21 or slides-21and .22 at-the same time. The slides under the various tubes arenormallyheld in position with the apertures therein alined with the tubes bymeans of the springs 23 hearing against the ends'of the slides andsecured to the frame or body 7 The lower slide, in those instances'wheretwo slides are positioned under one tube,

is provided with a slot 24, to accommodate the spring bearing againstthe upper slide, when the lower slide only is moved.

Secured to the under side of each slide is a bifurcated cleat or channel25 which is engagedby the operative means to'produce the desiredmovement of the slide. Ar-

ranged below the slides and journaled in the framevor bodyy7 is a.compound shaft consistingv of a plurality of telescopically arrangedshafts, the shafts, with'the exception of the central shaft, beingconcentric and annulan, The shaf sare partially cut away at differentportions, and secured to each shaft is one or more pins which areadapted to engage the cleats 25 and move the slide or slides as thecorresponding shaft is rotated. Secured to the inner shaft 26 are twopins 27 28 which are arranged respectively to engage slides 16 and 18.Secured to the next shaft 29 is a pin 31 arranged to-engage slide 18.Secured to the next shaft 32 are'two pins 33-34 arranged re spectivelyto engage slides 17 and 19. Se cured to thenext outer shaft 35 are threepins 3 63738 arranged respectively to engage slides 17, 19 and 21, andsecured to the outer shaft 39 are three pins4142--43' arrangedrespectively to engage theslides 17, 19 and 22. The pins project beyondthe periphery of the outer shaft 39 and are of such length that when ashaft is partially rotated, the pin or pins move into engagement withthe corresponding cleat or cleats, and the further rotation ofthe shaftmoves the slide or slides.

At one end, the shafts terminate in-circular flanges 44, the flangesbeing of the same diameter and being spaced apart axially. Secured to orformed integral with each flange is a lever 45, hearing on its end adisk 46 upon which is noted the change which will be produced by theoperation of each lever. The levers 45 are bent at different angles, sothat the disks 46 are spaced apart a greater distance than the flanges44,, so that one lever. may be readily selected, and the levers arepreferably formed of different lengths for the same reason.

The various concentric shafts bear against each other over considerableareas, and-the friction between the shafts is such that the rotation ofone shaft mayproduce a rotationof one or more of the other shafts.prevent this, means are provided for re straining the initial movementof the shafts. Surrounding and inclosing the flanges 44 is a casing 47which is provided with slot-s .sure is sufficient to prevent thoseshafts,

other than that'one which is being directlv rotated, from rotating.

Means are also provided for locking the keys or levers 45 so that themachine may not be operated. Pivotally arranged within the casing 47 isa latch 51 which overlies all of the flanges 44, and this latch ispressed toward the periphery of the flanges by the spring 52. Formed onthe longitudinally disposed latch is a toe 53, which when engaged by thekey 54-holds the latch away from the flanges. The key 54 is formed witha tapered end so that as it is moved into the casing 47 it engages thetoe and moves the latch away from the flanges. When the key iswithdrawn, the latch is pressed against the periphery of the flanges.

On theperiphery of each flange is an abutthe upper slide extends, sothat as the upper slide is moved, it carries the lower slide with it.

I claim:

1. A change making machine, comprising 7 a plurality of coin receivingtubes, a coin ejector arranged below each of said tubes, a plurality ofconcentric shafts arranged adjacent to said ejectors, pins on saidshafts adapted to engage and operate certain predetermined ejectors,means for rotating any one of said shafts, and means for preventing theremaining shafts from being rotated by the rotation of said shaft.

2. A change making machine, comprising a plurality of coin receivingtubes, a coin ejector arranged below each tube, a plurality ofconcentric shafts arranged adjacent to said ejectors, means on saidshafts adapted to engage certain predetermined ejectors, a flange on theend of each shaft, and springs engaging said flanges arranged toopposerotation of the shafts.

3. A change making machine, comprising a plurality of coin receivingtubes, a coin ejector arranged below each tube, a plurality ofconcentric shafts arranged adjacent, to said ejectors, means on saidshafts adapted to engage certain predetermined ejectors and cause thedischarge of certain coins for a rotation of the corresponding shaft, aflange on the end of each shaft, an abutment on each flange, a springengaging each abutment and serving to oppose rotation of each shaft, andmeans for rotating said shafts.

1. A change making machine, comprising a plurality of coin receivingtubes, coin ejectors arranged below said tubes, a plurality ofconcentric shafts arranged adjacent said ejectors, pins on said shaftsadapted to engage certain predetermined ejectors, means for rotating anyone of said shafts, said means for rotating any one of said shafts,

said rotation serving to eject the desired coin or coins, an abutment oneach of said shafts, and a latch arranged to be moved into the path ofsaid abutments and thereby lock said shafts against rotation.

6. A change making machine, comprising.

a plurality of coin receiving tubes, coin ejectors arranged below saidtubes, a plurality of concentric shafts arranged adjacent said ejectors,and adapted by their individual rotation to eject the desired coin orcoins, aflange on each of said shafts, an abutment on each flange, and alatch adapted to be moved into the path of said abutments, and therebylock the shafts against rotation.

7. In a change making machine, a plurality of coin receiving tubes,slides arranged under said tubes, a cleat secured to the underside ofeach slide, a plurality of concentric shafts telescopically arrangedbelow said slides, pins on said shafts adapted to engage said cleats,and means for rotating said shafts independently, rotation of a shaftserving to eject the desired coin or coins.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Francisco,California,

In presence of a H. G. Pnos'r, J. B. GARDNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, .D. G." I

